Latest Transfer Update at 13-01-2012

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Matias Suarez: Linked with Arsenal move

SUAREZ RULES OUT ARSENAL MOVE

Anderlecht striker Matias Suarez insists he is not ready to leave the Belgian club and join Premier League giants Arsenal.
Recent reports suggest that the 23-year-old has attracted interest from Gunners boss Arsene Wenger as the Frenchman looks to add more firepower to his struggling forward line which has relied heavily on the goals of Dutch ace Robin Van Persie.
The Argentine, who signed for Anderlecht back in 2008 from little-known Belgrano has attracted interest from a number of clubs from around Europe.
However, after being handed the Golden Boot award for being elected Belgian Player of the Year 2011, he claimed he would not be tempted into leaving Paars-Wit in the transfer window with the club currently a point clear of Gent at the top of the standings.
"I want to, at the very least, finish the job that I started and that is helping the team to win the title, which is what everyone deserves," he said in De Standaard.
"I don't know where the story has come from that I will be joining Arsenal this winter, but I can formally deny it.
"My bosses are well aware of what I want and that is to stay at Anderlecht for now. I'm still learning and that's another reason why I don't want to leave."
Suarez has a contract with Anderlecht until June 2015.

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Arsene Wenger: On the lookout for a new full-back

WENGER OUT TO SIGN FULL-BACK

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has indicated that he is seeking a full-back to reinforce his squad during the January transfer window.
The Premier League club have been hit with injuries to their full-backs, with Bacary Sagna, Carl Jenkinson, Kieran Gibbs and Andre Santos all all currently unavailable.
Thomas Vermaelen and Francis Coquelin have filled in at left-back recently but they have also sustained injuries.
Wenger is hopeful that in the next few weeks he will be able to call upon some of those players but does not rule out the possibility of signing a new defender this month.
"At the moment we are exploring potential situations we can take advantage of but there is nothing concrete," the Frenchman told Arsenal Player.
"Hopefully the players will come back very quickly now. With Carl Jenkinson we had very good news on his scan and he is starting to practice again, we have Thomas Vermaelen who is the first to come back, Bacary Sagna is evolving well and Santos is doing well too. Let's hope they all come back quickly.
"All over the world we have our eyes and we look for good [players].
"It is very simple in a situation like that. You might take a player who doesn't play at all somewhere, who is not necessarily fit quicker than a player who is injured. Or you take a young, potential player who has not made it somewhere.
"A player who plays anywhere in the world at the moment will not be available on loan, it doesn't exist. It can only be a guy who doesn't play or a promising player who has not yet made it completely who you could take advantage of.
"That is why it is not an easy situation. You have to consider that a guy who has not played for two months is not necessarily back quicker than Bacary Sagna or another player who is just coming back from injury."